Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World? Syria: The Risk of Doing Nothing (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, History, War

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Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?

Syria: The Risk of Doing Nothing (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, History, War

Obama did not want to be dragged into another war in the Middle East, but when the Syrian regime began to consider the use of chemical weapons, he warned them they would be crossing a red line.

Director

Dror Moreh

Writers

Mark Danner | Dror Moreh

Producers

Solomon Goodman | Dror Moreh

Composer

Eugene Levitas

Editors

Tali Helter-Shenkar | Assaf Lapid

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Updated Sep 17, 2024

Release date

Sep 17, 2024 (United Kingdom)

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Samantha Power Self - Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, NSC Self - Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, NSC See fewer	Sergio (2020)
Ben Rhodes Self - Deputy National Security Adviser Self - Deputy National Security Adviser See fewer	The World as It Is
Robert Ford Self - U.S. Ambassador to Syria Self - U.S. Ambassador to Syria See fewer	Little Gandhi (2016)
Wa'el Alzayat Self - Syria Outreach Coordinator Self - Syria Outreach Coordinator See fewer	GPS Fareed Zakaria (2008)
Hagar Chemali Self - Director for Syria and Lebanon, NSC Self - Director for Syria and Lebanon, NSC See fewer	MSNBC Live (1996)
Jake Sullivan Self - Director of Policy Planning, State Department Self - Director of Policy Planning, State Department See fewer	Hillary (2020)
Antony Blinken Self - Deputy National Security Advisor Self - Deputy National Security Advisor See fewer	The Addiction (1995)
Chuck Hagel Self - Secretary of Defense Self - Secretary of Defense See fewer	Voice of America News (1942)
Hillary Clinton Self - Secretary of State Self - Secretary of State See fewer	State of Terror (I)
Leon Panetta Self - Secretary of Defense Self - Secretary of Defense See fewer	CNBC-TV18 (Clips) (2009)
Derek Chollet Self - Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Self - Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security See fewer	Rosemary Barton Live (2020)
Meryl Streep Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Out of Africa (1985)
Bashar al-Assad Self - President of Syria (archive footage) Self - President of Syria (archive footage) See fewer	Cries from Syria (2017)
Hafez al-Assad Self - President of Syria (archive footage) Self - President of Syria (archive footage) See fewer	TV Eye (1978)
Joe Biden Self - Vice President of the United States (archive footage) Self - Vice President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
David Cameron Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage) See fewer	Wimbledon (1937)
Martin Dempsey Self - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (archive footage) Self - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (archive footage) See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)
Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali Self - President of Tunisia (archive footage) Self - President of Tunisia (archive footage) See fewer	CNN Newsroom (1989)
François Hollande Self - President of France (archive footage) Self - President of France (archive footage) See fewer	Silex and the City, le film (2024)
John Kerry Self - United States Secretary of State (archive footage) Self - United States Secretary of State (archive footage) See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Soledad O'Brien Self - CNN (archive footage) Self - CNN (archive footage) See fewer	Zoolander 2 (2016)
Barack Obama Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Michelle Obama Self - First Lady of the United States (archive footage) Self - First Lady of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)